Turks and Caicos has a certain look. It’s Grace Bay, beachfront towers, polished lobbies, and a destination where the best-known names tend to sit right on the sand. Kokomo Botanical Resort is something else entirely. You don’t arrive to a grand entrance on the beach. You arrive to gardens. You walk paths through thick tropical […]
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AS I READ the Dec. 29, 2012 statement, issued by Jamaica’s Finance Minister concerning the status of the International Monetary Fund negotiations, I thought to myself that it is not clear when Jamaica is to expect an IMF agreement. I say this because both the Minister’s statement and the […]
By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica is barely emerging from its worst economic downturn in the last 30 years. Even after positive growth returned in 2011, the economy remains 3 percent below its 2007 level, and with anaemic growth projected for the foreseeable future, the economy won’t reach its pre-recession level until sometime in 2015. […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican political and business leaders recently took center stage at a trade and investment forum at Bloomberg’s international headquarters in New York City, in an event coordinated by Dr Geneive Brown Metzger, Jamaica’s Consul General to New York. Minister of Finance Audley Shaw and Industry Minister Dr Christopher Tufton discussed […]
Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.
